Amid ultimatums and threats to join the Patriotic Church, the Catholics who didn’t do so continue to resist CCP’s goal to take full control of all the dioceses.
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Punished for Not Joining the Official Protestant Church
Over the past two months, at least a dozen of house church meeting venues were forcibly closed down in the province of Hubei, Fujian, and Liaoning.
Four More Open-Air Buddhist Statues Destroyed
The CCP’s war against large religious statues continues nationwide: recent casualties from the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, and Zhejiang.
Teams of Three Sent to Supervise Religious Venues
CCP intensifies the already sweeping surveillance of places of worship by assigning officials to each; to control believers and ensure loyalty to the Party line.
Smart Locks in Rental Properties Also Monitor Believers
Promoted as a tool to “maintaining stability,” the locks that use facial recognition, phones, or IDs, is a new addition to the system of complete surveillance.
CCP-Launched Online Game Promotes Fear of Religions
Prizes and mandatory partaking for official helped the anti-xie jiao quiz slandering the banned religions to attract over 11 million users in just two weeks.
Time Is No Healer for Uyghur “Widows” and “Orphans” in Turkey
After her husband was taken by the CCP police and “disappeared,” Nafisa became a de facto widow and fled to Turkey. Life is not easy for Uyghur refugees there.
Believers, and Their Dead, Too, Are Driven Out of Temples
The CCP is sealing off Buddhist and Taoist temples nationwide. Even the ashes of the deceased are unable to find peace.
Buddhist and Taoist Temples Sealed Off and Altered
Under the CCP’s religious crackdown, Buddhist and Taoist temples are being demolished or forced to undergo a “metamorphosis.”
Local Officials at the Forefront of Crackdown on Religions
Prohibited from believing in God themselves, Party members and officials are pledging to watch for and persecute all religious activities.